Autographic register



March A22, 1927.

' P. A. JACKSON AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Aug, 11, 19324 Arramvfvs @n Q. N

Patented Mar. 22, 1927.

' .U MTED STATES ranas A. JACKSON, .or DAYTON. onroas'senn To THE EGBY REGISTER COMPANY.,

PATENT oFF-ice OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

AUTOGBAPI-IIC REGISTER.

. ated 'by a pin Wheel `is that such strip has its holes torn duc to the pulling of the record roll on the strip advanciugthe strip faster than the ,pin Wheelwill enable .it to advance, or vice versa. Y

I'have found that by .directing the paper strip around a. substantial portion of the periphery `of the pin Wheels againsty the pin Wheel .drums so that the paperis also 1n engagement with substantial proportion ofy all .of the .teeth of the pin Wheel and that as I then .convey the record strip l.over a pluf raiity of stationary lguides or hars whichy are in frictionalengagement with .the paper prior to .its y.being Wound on the record rollr l am enabled to maintain the paper ot the record .strip .in engagement with .the pin Wheels so firmly and positively that no slippage takes place which `Wou'ld'result in the tearing .of the 'holes in the paper. f

It is'my object to so actnate the paperand Wind it thatthere is no slipping onthe actunting element. Thus the paper being iirinly hcl-d against the actuating element is not.

subject to the drifting or pulling. by. the.

record .roill Which results in thev mutilation of the paper when myinvention is not ein# played; f y

It is a further .object of my invention to provide .a ready means of adjusting and connecting the record strip with the record roll.

so that the friction .devices maybe readily placed in position Without the'necessity of complicated adjustments which .are .diliicult for the ordinary user to make. vBy my .arrangement all` that is necessary istov yconnect the record strip to the record roll and'then insert the carrying' plate Which supports the friction member bringing the paperto its'proper degree yof .tautnessi It is a further .obj ect to so arrange the rec# ord sheet-that it is iengaged by more pinson the pin Wheels than are the sheets which .are issued out of the register.. It is my ob ject to secure perfect and automatic alignment of all yof the forms on all .of the sheets so that it is possible to print and number the record sheet to correspond with the sheets issued out ofthe register.

It isa further object to so construct the machine that when taking the. record rol-l from the register itis possible to .sever the record sheet at the saine point that other bills on the sheets are torn off Whichcnables the operator .to take from the register the last record made which is a .desirable feature.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 .a section through the register taken vertically adjacent one Wall of the register illustrating the arrangement of parts.

`Figure 2 is a detail plan view .of the-ree ord roll at one end together with the disk clutch.

Figure?) is a perspective` of the plate' which carries one of the friction members'. Figure 4e is adetailshowing the arrange ment of the gearing and its adjustment .and the method` of driving' the pinwheels. l i

f Referring to the drawings in detail 1 is the base of a register, '2 is the rear end, 3 is thel forward end Which ispivoted at 4 to the side Walls 5. The upper'formard end 'of the sidewalls is provided with a; slidino' cover '6 which has a'ilug 7 enge-.g With `the upper Iand inner face of the for; Ward Wall 3 so that .the locling of the forward wall to the .side Walle lmaintains .this slidingv cover in. position. The rear end ol" the sliding cover is turned upwardly as' at S in order to provide -a supporting and ejectu ing surfaccffor the sheets 9fand 1.0 which are being ejected. i Y

These sheets, together with the record rcillIv sheet 11 are supplied from rolls on theaxles 12, 13 and 14. The sheets pass over the guide roll-s 15, 16 and 17 in the usual man-v ner and thence over the. Writing table '18 Which'is' cut vaway with slots 19l to receive the pins 20 of the pin Wheels 21.

The forwardend of the Writing table is so'y :arranged that it overhangs the center otV tlrepin VWheels and has an upper'tapered surface l22 over Which the record roll stripy passes downwardly and directly over the ling forward face of the pinwheel in close engagement with about 30% of the periphery of each pin wheel, which in itself prevents considerable shifting of the record roll strip and consequent tearing of the strip. It will be understood, of course, that while approximately a 30% engagement is shown in the drawing, this may be varied to a greater or lesser extent as conditions may warrant, and I do not desire to be limited to any particular amount of engagement. y

The record roll strip then passes backs` wardly as at 23 beneath and to the rear of th-e center of the pin wheels where it passes y over a baror edge or axle which is substantially rounded such as 24. Thesheet is` in frictional engagement with this stationary edge. `The sheet then passes forwardly as at 25 over the stationary bar 26 and downwai-diy as at 27 over the stationary bar 28 and thence rearwardly at 29 to the bottom of the record roll 30. i This record roll is supported on an axle 3l. rllhis axle is provided with a pair of plates 32 and 33. Adjacent each plate is a friction dish 34 and 35 embracing between it the record roll driving gear 36. This gear 36is driven by a train of gears 37, SSand 39, 3S)n secured to gear 39 and the gear 40which is carried on the axle 4l supporting the pin wheels. j

Thus the resistance of the paper tothe movement of the roll 30 is compensated for by this slipping clutch shown in Figure 2.

The friction bar 24 is carried on a slidplate 42 which is supported in guides 42a. The friction plate occupies a diagonal position and is prevented from sliding too far inwardly by a depending lug 43 oneither side of itsforward edge, each of which lugsz engage with the corresponding lug 44 on the inner wall on either side of the register.

The pin wheels are driven by the usual handle operated shaft 45 working through a gear 46 to a gear 47 which in turn drives the pin wheel gear40. rlhe gear 47 1scarried on'a swinging plate 48 which is carried by the axle 4l adjacent one of the side walls of the register and provided with a slot 50. rlhe plate 48 being swung on the axle 4l may have a range of adjustment equal to the length of the aperture 50. A pin 49 carried by theregister wall holds the plate 48 in the desired adjusted position. By mounting the gear 47 on this adjustable plate 48, I am enabled to change the size of the gears to 'accommodate the machine to different lengths of forms. These gears are pre vented from rearward movement by a pawl. 51 carried on the inside of one of theregister walls. f

A cover 52 is pivoted at 53 kwhich has a writing opening 54. The forward end of this cover has a cut-off edge 55 and is cutV away as at 56 to receive the pin wheels.

It will be understood that I do not desire to be limited to various details of construe` tion but comprehend Within my invention such modifications as may be necessary to adapt it to varying-uses and varying conditions. c

It isapparent that any form of frictional member will be useful in securing the requisite friction on the record `roll strip, but a rotating member such as a roller will not be satisfactor yas it does not provide the resistance to t e pull of the record roll. The frictional` member must resist the movement of the `paper by therecord roll sufficient-ly to prevent the tearing of the paper on the pins on the pin wheels or `other actuating mechanism used to actuate th-e sheets. A freely moving member such as a roller will not provide this resistance and therefore will not be satisfactory.

Y Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new .and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe Uni-ted States is:

l. Inf an autographic register having a plurality of strips, pin wheels adaptedto engage with said strips in perforations therein, one of saidstrips being a record roll strip and arranged `to bein engagement with` a substantial portion of the peripheries of the pin wheels and a plurality of friction inembers over which said record strip is passed and then wound on a record roll, a record roll and means to permit said` record roll to slip relatively to the pin wheels, and means to carry one of said friction members so that it can be supported in position in the register or moved out of position out of the register, and means in the side walls of the register to maintain said last mentioned means in position. i

2. In .an autographic register having a plurality of strips, one of which is a record roll strip, `pin wheelstof feed Vthe strips, a record rollfor receiving the record roll strip and a slidable plate having oneedge adapted to be `movedinto saidregister against said record strip to frictionally engage therewith at a point intermediate the pin wheels and the record roll, and means cooperating with said slidable plateA so that a loop is record strip to frictionally engage therewith at a point intermediate the pin wheels and the record roll, and means cooperating with said slidable member so that a loop is formed in the record strip to insure the maximum engagement of the strip with thefrictional edge of the support, said strip being kept in engagement with the drums of the pin wheels approximately 30% of their peripheri-es.

a. In an autographic register having a plurality of strips, one of which isa record roll strip, pin wheels to feed the strips, a record roll for receiving the record roll strip and a slidable plate having one edge adapted to be moved into said register against said record strip to frictionally Iengage therewith at a point intermediate the pin wheels and the record roll, and means cooperating with said slidable member so that a loop is formed in the record strip to insure the maximum engagement of the strip with the frictional edge of the support, said strip being kept in engagement with the drums of the pin wheels approximately 30% of their periphries, the frictional edge of the sliding supe port being beneath the pin wheels and to the rear of their centers.

5. In an autographic register having' a plurality of strips, one of which is a record roll strip, pin wheels to feed the strips, a record roll for receiving the record roll strip and a slidable member having one edge adapted to be moved into said register against said record strip to frictionally engage therewith, .said slidable member having its frictional engaging edge so formed as to insure the maximumengagementof the strip with the frictional edge of the slidable m-ember. said strip being kept in engagement with th-e drums of the pin wheels approximately 30% of their peripheries, the frictional .edge of the slidable member being be` neath the pin wheels and to 'the rear of their centers, and a second frictional support beneath the slidable member and closely adj acent thereto so arranged that the center of the record roll is below and between the points of frictional engagement with the record strip.

6. In an autographic register having a plurality of strips, one of which is a record roll strip, pin wheels to feedy the strips, a record roll for receiving the record roll strip and a slidable member having one edge adapted to be moved into said register against said record strip to frictionally f engage therewith, said slidable member having its frictional engaging edge as to insure the maximum engagement orf the strip with the frictional edge of the slidable member, said strip being kept in engagement with the drums of the pin wheelsapproxi* mately 30% of their peripheries, the frictional edge of the slidable member being beneath the pin wheels and tothe rear of their cen-ters, and a second frictional support beneath the slidable member and closely adjacent thereto so arranged that the center of the record roll is below and between the points of frictional engagement with the record strip, and a third frictional member below the second for engaging with the strip.

7. In combina-tion in a pin wheel register having a plurality of strips, one of said strips adapted to be passed around a substantial portion of the pin wheels in close engagement therewith, a frictional member carried on a slide located below and to the rear of the center of the pin wheels, a second frictional member located closely adjacent to the slide near the front of the machine, forward of t-he pin wheels and beneath the slide, and a record roll located below the slide and the frictional members, means to drive the pin Wheels and record roll syn* chronously, and a friction clutch interposed between said driving means and said record roll to permit the record roll to slip with respect to the pin wheels.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

PHILIP A. JACKSON.

so formed 

